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Jerry Herman

real name Gerald Sheldon Herman

New York City, United States · 1931-07-10 – 2019-12-26

Jerry Herman is credited on 4,951 releases across 1,180 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,951

Credits

1,180

Albums

8

Decades active

308

In collections

Biography

Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931, New York City, New York, USA – died December 26, 2019, Miami, Florida, USA) was an American composer and lyricist, who wrote the music and lyrics for "Milk and Honey", "Hello Dolly!", "Mame", "Mack and Mabel", "The Grand Tour", "Dear World" and "La Cage Aux Folles". He was nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. In 2009, Herman received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. He won two Grammy awards and was a recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.

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4,951 releases · 1,180 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 5,327
  • Other credits · 415
  • Production · 2

Studios: Gold Star Studios · Webster Hall · Lucerna Hall · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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